October greeted us with perfect weather: mid-70s, clear sunny skies at day, brilliant crimson sunsets, and stunning starry night skies. As usual, my schedule remained the same: wake, eat, work, eat, pickleball, read, and sleep. The routine helps the time to quickly pass, which I am happy it does. Starting this week, I began teaching a course on Home Renovation. Apparently, a few eye brows were raised by some administrators when they found out that a guy from the electric department was teaching the course and not a guy from the construction department. While I don’t have the vast experience that a few other guys might have, I am able to hold my own. The course is not going to a workshop and demonstrating how to properly tile, lay foundation, caulk, or the sort. Rather, I am teaching the aspect of how to start a business, become a licensed contractor, find a property, obtain permits, plan a budget, secure funding, and hopefully see a return on investment (these are the elements of the course). The first class started off really well. In fact, extra guys showed up to the class with the hope to secure a spot in case someone dropped out…sorry to let them down.
Over 10 months ago, when I arrived at Morgantown, I had ample time to reflect and pray. I noticed that some of my spontaneous prayers were becoming routine and I began writing them. In one post, I briefly mentioned that I thought about sharing some of these prayers, but nothing fruitful transpired from me. However, at the end of July, a visiting Catholic volunteer shared a leaflet with the Divine Mercy prayer, which is a prayer that I am very familiar with and often prayed. The Divine Mercy prayer became a mantra during my legal peril. It’s a beautiful prayer beseeching mercy for us and everyone else in a world desperate for redemptive healing and love.
After the Divine Mercy prayer, he shared another leaflet: the Litany of Trust by the Sisters of Life. This prayer is purely beautiful. Oddly, the Litany of Trust captured nearly all the elements of my own investment prayer. For me, it became the perfect prayer. Its intense simplicity captures the rawness of the human condition (and selfishly my current experience). The prayer expresses a trust in God’s plan and love, and it’s quite short. I think it takes me less than 2 minutes to recite the prayer (and longer if I’m in a deeper reflection). I highly recommend doing a quick Google search for the Litany of Trust and give it a try. Heck, see if someone prays it on TikTok or YouTube. This simple prayer has been refreshing and inspiring (and focused my own prayer intentions). Maybe you have a prayer to recommend me. Please share it if you do! For now, the Litany of Trust is a grand slam prayer!
As always thank you for taking time to read my reflection and entertain my silly thoughts. May you experience a little miracle this week!